Beekenkamp Group

What Beekenkamp Group does

Beekenkamp Group is a Dutch family-owned horticulture company headquartered in Maasdijk, Netherlands, founded in 1951 and currently led by the second generation (An Beekenkamp as General Director). The group operates four core divisions: Beekenkamp Vegetables (young vegetable plant propagation), Beekenkamp Ornamentals (pot and garden plant breeding and propagation), Beekenkamp Verpakkingen (custom plastic packaging and trays for the horticulture industry), and Deliflor Chrysanten (chrysanthemum breeding and propagation). It produces more than 2 billion young plants annually across 95+ hectares of greenhouses at production sites in the Netherlands, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, France, Colombia, and Japan, and serves professional growers in more than 45 countries.

The underlying technology base centers on greenhouse cultivation, plant propagation, and proprietary breeding programs supported by a dedicated Research and Development Center opened in Maasdijk in 2022. Deliflor Chrysanten additionally uses automated cutting robots (Steksteekrobots) for propagation efficiency, and a modern rooting facility in Nieuwaal supports large-scale young plant production. The global production footprint, with counter-seasonal capacity in East Africa and Latin America, is the operational backbone that enables year-round supply.

Commercially, the group operates a B2B, sales-led model with direct account management to professional growers and cultivators worldwide, complemented by multi-language divisional websites and trade show participation. Pricing is quotation-based under multi-year contracts (with standard 30-day payment terms and 50% advance payment requirements for select contracts), reflecting the custom, contractual nature of horticultural supply. The business spans three primary customer segments (vegetable growers, ornamental plant growers, chrysanthemum cultivators) plus horticultural packaging customers, with no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Beekenkamp Group

Legal name

Beekenkamp Group

Website

https://beekenkamp.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Beekenkamp Group is a Dutch family-owned horticulture company that breeds and propagates young vegetable, ornamental, and chrysanthemum plants, and supplies custom horticultural packaging, serving professional growers in more than 45 countries through four divisions and global production facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Horticulture & Plant Propagation

NAICS

Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114), Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic Greenhouse & Protected Crop Farming (High Tunnels, Greenhouses) (AFAGAKAD)

Keywords

• Young plant propagation
• Horticulture breeding
• Greenhouse cultivation
• Ornamental plant production
• Horticultural packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Maasdijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Young Plant Sales: Production and sale of young vegetable plants and ornamental plants for professional cultivators
2. Chrysanthemum Propagation Material: Breeding and propagation of chrysanthemum varieties through Deliflor
3. Horticultural Packaging: Development and sale of custom plastic packaging solutions for the horticulture industry

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Beekenkamp Group is a family-owned Dutch horticulture company that propagates and supplies young vegetable plants, ornamental pot and garden plants, chrysanthemum cuttings and varieties, and custom plastic horticultural packaging to professional growers worldwide. The group operates four business divisions — Beekenkamp Vegetables, Beekenkamp Ornamentals, Beekenkamp Verpakkingen, and Deliflor Chrysanten — producing over 2 billion young plants per year across more than 95 hectares of greenhouse facilities.

Product overview

Beekenkamp Group is a family-owned horticulture company operating across four distinct divisions. The company produces more than 2 billion young plants annually across more than 95 hectares of greenhouses. The core business units include: Beekenkamp Vegetables (young vegetable plant propagation and sales), Beekenkamp Ornamentals (pot and garden plant breeding and propagation), Beekenkamp Verpakkingen (plastic packaging and tray solutions for horticulture), and Deliflor Chrysanten (chrysanthemum breeding and propagation). The divisions share expertise, customer relationships, and innovative approaches while maintaining specialized focus in their respective markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beekenkamp Vegetables Growing and sales division for young cold and warm vegetable plants for cultivation, serving professional vegetable growers worldwide with propagation material including tomatoes and other fruit vegetables.
• Beekenkamp Ornamentals Breeder and propagator of pot plants and garden plants, developing unique varieties through its Research and Development Center for commercial ornamental growers.
• Beekenkamp Verpakkingen Innovator and developer of plastic products for horticulture, specializing in custom-designed trays and packaging solutions for the horticulture industry.
• Deliflor Chrysanten Breeder and propagator of chrysanthemums producing cut flower chrysanthemums and pot mums with proprietary genetics for chrysanthemum cultivators worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of over 2 billion young plants annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Selecta onecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Multi-year long-term agreement for exclusive production of propagation material in Uganda for Deliflor Chrysanten and Beekenkamp Plants Ornamentals. The partnership follows Selecta one's acquisition of Wagagai and combines the expertise of both family businesses while maintaining independent market identities. Both organizations operate independently in the market while deepening their collaboration.
• Leo de Jong TransportminorOthers50-year logistics partnership celebrated in 2024 with a special designed trailer as tribute to both companies' history
• De Groot en SlotminorOthersBeekenkamp Plants sold its minority stake in Schoneveld Breeding to De Groot en Slot in February 2026. The relationship between Beekenkamp Plants and Schoneveld Breeding remains unchanged for customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Selecta one: Family-owned European breeder and producer of ornamental young plants, including chrysanthemums, and Beekenkamp's 2026 multi-year exclusive Uganda production partner; one of the closest direct competitors in chrysanthemum propagation.
• Royal Van Zanten: Dutch-based breeder and propagator of cut flowers, pot plants, and bedding plants with global reach; directly competes with Beekenkamp Ornamentals and Deliflor Chrysanten in breeding IP and young-plant supply.
• Dümmen Orange: One of the world's largest ornamental breeders and propagators of cut flowers, pot plants and bedding plants; competes head-on with Beekenkamp's ornamentals and chrysanthemum divisions in breeding IP and global young-plant supply.
• Rijk Zwaan: Dutch family-owned vegetable seed breeding and young-plant company with a globally integrated R&D and distribution network; comparable to Beekenkamp Vegetables as a Dutch-rooted, family-owned vegetable genetics specialist.
• HilverdaKooij: Dutch breeder and propagator of cut flowers, potted plants and bedding plants focused on genetics and young-plant supply; closely comparable to Beekenkamp Ornamentals in breeding-led ornamental propagation for European growers.
• Enza Zaden: Dutch vegetable seed breeding company selling globally to professional growers; comparable to Beekenkamp Vegetables in breeding-led supply of vegetable genetics to commercial horticulture operations.

Emerging players

• Sakata Seed Corporation: Japan-headquartered horticultural seed breeder with global operations; comparable to Beekenkamp in breeding-led supply of vegetable and ornamental genetics across multiple geographies, though with different regional weighting.

Broad incumbents

• Ball Horticultural Company: Integrated breeder, producer and distributor of ornamentals, cut flowers and vegetables across North America and globally; comparable to Beekenkamp as a multi-division horticulture producer with proprietary breeding IP.
• KWS SAAT: Public, globally operating plant-breeding company with vegetable, sugar beet, and cereal seed programs; a broad incumbent peer to Beekenkamp Vegetables in genetics-led horticulture seed supply, though much larger and more diversified.
• Syngenta Flowers: Global flower seeds, cuttings, and young-plants business within Syngenta's crop-protection platform; overlaps with Beekenkamp across ornamentals while operating as part of a much larger crop-science incumbent portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beekenkampNL
• Facebookfacebook.com/beekenkamp.plants
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beekenkamp-plants-b-v-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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